Prostitution Charge For LI Woman Who Recruited Sex Workers From Europe: Police

FARMINGVILLE, NY — A Long Island woman is facing a felony prostitution charge after getting arrested on Tuesday, according to Suffolk County police.

Kristie Mace, 28, of Medford, was arrested around 5:20 p.m. after an investigation revealed that she used multiple social media platforms to recruit women from outside the United States to travel to Suffolk County on tourist visas to conduct commercial sex work, police said.

Police said they believe that Mace used social media to promote their sex work and assisted them in traveling to and from hotels in Farmingville, Medford, Islandia and other locations around Suffolk County to see clients.

Mace recruited at least two women from Spain and detectives believe there are more victims and other suspects working with Mace, police said.

She was charged with third-degree promoting prostitution, a D Felony, issued a desk appearance ticket and is slated to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date, police said. Detectives also seized her vehicle and phone, police said.

Suffolk County Police Department's Human Trafficking Investigations Unit began the investigation in June of 2024 with assistance from the FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, police said.

Anyone with information on Mace, or other suspects may call the Human Trafficking Investigations Unit at 631-854-7512.